Election 2019: 39.74% Turnout recorded by 2 pm

Elections are being held on 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 seats in Haryana, eights constituencies each in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, seven seats in Delhi and four in Jharkhand.

New Delhi| Jagran News Desk| Polling for the sixth phase of the 2019 elections began on Sunday morning for 59 Lok Sabha seats and by 2 pm, the turnout has been 39.74%.

State wise maximum turnout has been recorded in West Bengal where it is 55.77%, followed by Jharkhand where the turnout has been 47.16%. Madhya Pradesh is next on the list with 42.25% by 2 pm.

In Haryana, the turnout has been recorded at 39.16%, in Bihar, it has been 35.22% while in Uttar Pradesh, it is 34.30%.

The Lowest turnout has been recorded in Delhi where it is only 33.65% by 2 pm.

The elections in this phase are seen as a big test for the BJP which had won 45 of 59 seats in 2014, with the Trinamool Congress bagging 8, the Congress two and the Samajwadi Party and the LJP one seat each among others.

The final phase of polls will be held for 59 seats on May 19 and the results will be declared on May 23.

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